Writing style
Conversational · Dialogue-driven · Direct · Witty
Apple BooksThe Rosie Project
Romance · Comedy
- First published
- 2013
- Print length
- 295 pages2014
Description
The Rosie Project centers on Don Tillman, an Australian genetics professor who organizes his life through strict schedules and carefully defined systems but struggles with social and romantic relationships. Hoping to identify an ideal partner, Don and his friends devise the Wife Project, a questionnaire that instead alienates potential candidates. His plans change when he meets Rosie, a bartender who fails his criteria and asks for help finding her biological father. Don uses DNA testing in his university laboratory to investigate possible identities, while Rosie challenges his habits and encourages greater spontaneity. Their partnership develops into a romantic comedy about the difference between satisfying stated preferences and discovering genuine attraction and compatibility.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Brisk
Tone
Hopeful · Humorous · Playful · Warm
Structure
Linear
Focus
Character · Plot · Relationships
Emotional intensity
2 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 2 / 5
- Ideas
- 2 / 5
- Structure
- 2 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 1 / 5
Themes
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781476729091
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